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All About Plant Structure and Growth

Item Number:

SM V6275

Price:

$29.95

Format:

DVD

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Length:

23 min.

Copyright:

2000

Closed Caption:

Yes

Producer:

Schlessinger Media

Grade Level:

K - 4

ISBN:

1417103477

UPC:

753201138835

Summary:

How does a tiny seed sprout and grow into a towering tree? Join the kids from M.A.P.L.E as they learn about some of the incredible transformations that a plant goes through during its lifetime. In All About Plant Structure & Growth, uncover the secrets of roots, stems and leaves -- structures that are vital to a plant's role as an energy producer. Find out how water and minerals flow from the roots through the stem and into the leaves through special tissue called xylem. Discover how a plant manufactures sugars in its leaves and then transfers it to the rest of the plant through the phloem. Uncover facts about a plant's root system -- the structure used to anchor a plant in the soil and take in water and minerals. Learn how to identify different types of leaves -- simple, compound and needle. A hands-on experiment in which kids prove that xylem tissue flows through all parts of a plant is also included. This title correlates to the National Science Education Standards for Life Science -- characteristics of organisms, life cycles of organisms and organisms & environments. A Teacher's Guide is included and available online. Part of the multivolume Plant Life for Children DVD Series in the Schlessinger Science Library. Part of the Schlessinger Science Library for Children Collection.